Saturday, January 18, 2020

Visalakshi Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Visalakshi Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Visalakshi Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Shakti located in Varanasi (Kasi) City in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Visalakshi means she who has large eyes. The Temple is also known as the Visalakshi Gauri Temple. This Temple is part of the famous triad of temples – Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi and Kashi Visalakshi.


The Temple is considered as one of the Ashta Dasa Maha Shaktipeeth. Being one of the Shakti Peethas of Hindu Mythology, this temple is one of the holiest sites for devotees of the Shakti sect of Hinduism. The Temple is located at Meer Ghat on the bank of the holy River Ganges in the City of Varanasi. The temple is situated by side of the famous cremation grounds of Manikarnika.



Legends
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The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 03.00 AM to 11.00 AM and 05.00 PM to 10.00 PM.
Festivals
Two most important festivals in the temple, as well as all other goddess temples in Varanasi, is two Navaratris (nine nights). The Ashwin Navratri or simply called Navaratri, culminating in Vijayadashami, falls in the waxing fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin (October) and celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga on the buffalo-demon Mahishasura. The other Navaratri is in the waxing fortnight of Chaitra (March). On each of nine days, one of Varanasi's goddess temples – corresponding to one of the Nava Durga (nine Durgas) or nine Gauris (Parvatis) – is recommended to be visited.
The nine-temple circuit is described in various Kashi Mahatmya (texts narrating the greatness of the holy city of Varanasi/Kashi). Devotees flock to the temple in the evening of the fifth day of Navratri. The yearly temple festival of Visalakshi Temple is celebrated on Kajali Tij (Black Third), the third lunar day (Tij) of the waning fortnight in Bhadrapada, the last month of the Indian rainy season. Women sing amorous rainy season songs called Kajali (black) around this time. The holy day is observed especially for the welfare of brothers by women.
Prayers
Devotees often bathe in the holy Ganges nearby before offering worship at the temple. The puja (worship), offerings, recitation of hymns to the goddess and charity at the temple is considered highly fruitful because of the power of the presiding goddess. The goddess is especially worshipped by unmarried girls for a groom, childless couples for progeny and unfortunate women for the turn of their fortune.
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